Senior Project Controller (Finance)

Tetra Tech's Water (WTR) Business Unit, established in 1966, is looking for a Senior Project Controller to join our multi-disciplinary team that plans, designs, and delivers large, complex projects related to flood risk management, inland navigation, coastal and river restoration programs, and more. This position is a critical role, supporting our project delivery teams in the execution of over a billion dollars of awarded contract capacity for a wide range of federal, state, local, and commercial clients. If you are an experienced project controls professional looking for an opportunity to take project delivery teams to a higher level of performance and customer service, this is the role you're looking for! This position can function remotely, however a physical presence with one of our larger design centers in Irvine (CA) or Seattle/Bellevue (WA) is preferred.

As the Senior Project Controller, you'll have the opportunity to step in quickly to provide group wide leadership and functional support in the following areas:

Project Controls/Deputy Project Management

• Training and mentoring of lessor experienced staff engaged in project management/controls

• Project scheduling and critical path network analysis (experience with a variety of scheduling tools including Primavera, Microsoft Project, etc.)

• Workplan development, progress tracking, and monitoring for schedule and cost impacts of deviations from workplan

• Earned value analysis

• Group-wide engineering quality assurance audits and documentation

• Scope change documentation and administration (with client interaction)

• Risk management (register) profiling and tracking

Proposal and Project Delivery

• Proposals - assist in proposal preparation and project management approach write-ups, ensuring corporate financial review procedures are followed and cost modelling is properly executed

• Project/proposal initiation - prepare forms, coordinate management review and project setup by finance team

• Subcontracting - work closely with subcontractors for oversight and change management of scope, schedule, and cost factors, manage subcontract preparation, invoice review, insurance certificates, and administer compliance with health and safety prequalification process

• Project invoicing and collections - coordinate with the billing department to ensure all costs are invoiced properly and in a timely manner, consistent with contract terms

• Provide project specific input to quarterly backlog analysis, load-levelling, and utilization forecasting

• Other duties as assigned

Team Communication

• Maintains positive working relationships and open lines of communication with Project Managers, Office/Ops Managers, Finance team, technical and administrative staff

• Regularly attend project review meetings, communicate project specific action items, schedule/budget concerns, subcontracting actions, financial red flags, deviations from workplan, etc.

To be successful in the role of Senior Project Controller, you'll need to be:

• An experienced project controls professional, with at least 10 years of experience exceeding expectations in all aspects of project controls and other tasks and deliverables for A/E projects. Preference will be given to candidates with a related engineering degree and/or project management certification.
• Significant project controls experience that demonstrates the ability to organize and execute a project management plan, including a work breakdown structure, chart of accounts, cost analysis, cash flow, detailed project schedule (with maintenance protocol), risk register, client progress report protocol, and change management procedures.
• Highly experienced in all aspects of change management and client facing communications for justification.
• Able to successfully work closely with project managers and operational leadership, with full engagement from initial project set-up to project completion.
• Able to communicate project progress and deviations in scope, schedule and cost effectively, using appropriate software tools. Preference will be given to candidates proficient in using Project Wise.
• Able to effectively communicate with, mentor, or direct the activities of project administration staff.
• Willing to travel locally to regional offices to attend meetings or facilitate/attend training as needed.

Likewise, here's what you can expect from Tetra Tech as a Senior Project Controller:

• An opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists, planners, and more to develop creative and innovative solutions for some of the most technically challenging projects in the United States.
• Flexibility that allows our employees to balance quality work and their personal lives. While we do support flexible work arrangements and hybrid work schedules, employees located in the Irvine or Seattle/Bellevue areas should maintain a regular presence in the office.
• Career growth within the Tetra Tech WTR Business Unit, and opportunities to move around the US to one of our 26 offices within our single profit center business model.
• Excellence and achievement awards and performance bonuses for our highest performers .
• An unparalleled focus on health and safety. As our CEO, Dan Batrack, says "While we work on tens of thousands of projects every year, there's not a single one of those projects that are more important than every one of our employees going home every day safely."

The salary range for this position is approximately $150,000 - 200,000 depending on education, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Tetra Tech offers comprehensive benefit options that allow employees to design a plan based on individual needs and assists in planning for long-term financial security. Available benefits include health insurance, term life, disability, accidental death & dismemberment coverage, time off with pay (TOWP), 401k, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

About Tetra Tech:

Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 470 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees-22,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:

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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.

Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Please no phone calls or agencies.

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